U21 World League

λrena dos Bꮻleirꮻs
Spectators: 7597 (Terracing: 5699, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The supporters of Noroeste Paulista booed when λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Reis in the 4th minute of play forced λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's goalkeeper Edvaldo Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's goal looked a bit too open when João Augusto Azevedo came free, but Edvaldo Brasil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Medeiros in the 7th minute. The supporters of Noroeste Paulista booed when λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magno de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edvaldo Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Augusto Azevedo in the 11th minute of the match. Cláudio Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidnei Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Gilberto Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Cláudio Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Augusto Azevedo in the 19th minute of play forced λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's goalkeeper Edvaldo Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovânio Quirino took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edvaldo Brasil. Edvaldo Brasil dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Hugo Vides blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cláudio Taffarel having to make a save. In the 27th minute João Augusto Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvaldo Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Geovânio Quirino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Noroeste Paulista's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR the free kick. After a rather tough play, Noroeste Paulista's Geovânio Quirino got a free kick in the 34th minute. Hugo Vides recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sidnei Trancoso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cláudio Taffarel having to make a save. 41 minutes into the match, λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's goal looked a bit too open when Geovânio Quirino came free, but Edvaldo Brasil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 43 played minutes Noroeste Paulista got a freekick which was hit by Geovânio Quirino. The supporters of Noroeste Paulista booed when λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edvaldo Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Augusto Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Jaime Vander kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Betão Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Brasil having to interfere. λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR made a substitution. Giovani Lago replaced Leandro de Andrade. λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR made a substitution. Hamílton Martins replaced Gilberto Medeiros. λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR made a substitution. Bebeto Amaral replaced Rafinha Furtado. The λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Noroeste Paulista were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geovânio Quirino to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Noroeste Paulista got a freekick which was hit by Geovânio Quirino. λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when João Augusto Azevedo scored to the left of an out of position Edvaldo Brasil, making the score, 0-2. Betão Pinheiro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Edvaldo Brasil skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 66th minute of the match Hugo Vides shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cláudio Taffarel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei Trancoso in the 79th minute of play forced Noroeste Paulista's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edvaldo Brasil came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Noroeste Paulista's Geovânio Quirino. But to his dismay, Geovânio Quirino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Noroeste Paulista made a substitution. Raí Custódio replaced Raimundo Reis. Noroeste Paulista made a substitution. Franklin Vander replaced Geovânio Quirino. In the 92nd match minute, Noroeste Paulista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raí Custódio to maneuver through the defense. λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Franklin Vander 97 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Noroeste Paulista eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.